1757. Dura

Lexicon

Dura: Dura

Original Word: דּוּרָא
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Duwra'
Pronunciation: DOO-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (doo-raw')
Definition: Dura
Meaning: Dura

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Dura

(Aramaic) probably from duwr; circle or dwelling; Dura, a place in Babylonia -- Dura.

see HEBREW duwr

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) from dur
Definition
a place near Bab.
NASB Translation
Dura (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

דּוּרָא proper name, of a location near Babylonia, only ׳בִּקְעַת ד Daniel 3:1, ᵐ5. τοῦ περιβόλου (Syro-Hex. περίβολον), Θ Δεειρα; Dûru is name of several places in Babylonia Dl^{Par. 216}; Baer^{Dn. p. x}, compare Andr^{M 58}*; Hoffm^{Pers. Märtyrer 164 f.}; name of small river and mounds Opp^{Expéd. i. 238 f.} (see Dr); improbably explained as = zôr, depression (name actually used of lower Euphrase and Tigris valleys) by Wetzst^{De Jes:3 701f.}; Babylonian dûru = wall.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian word "dūru," meaning "wall" or "circuit."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew word דּוּרָא (Dura), as it is a specific proper noun referring to a location in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The term "Dura" is used in the context of a geographical location in the Book of Daniel.

Context: Dura is mentioned in the Book of Daniel as the location where King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon set up a golden image for worship. The plain of Dura is described in Daniel 3:1: "King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon." This event is significant as it leads to the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who refuse to worship the image and are subsequently thrown into the fiery furnace.

The exact location of Dura is not definitively known, but it is traditionally associated with a site near Babylon. The name "Dura" itself suggests a place that may have been fortified or enclosed by walls, consistent with its Akkadian origin. The historical and archaeological context of Dura remains a subject of scholarly interest, as it provides insight into the Babylonian Empire's religious practices and the challenges faced by the Jewish exiles.

Forms and Transliterations

דּוּרָ֔א דורא dū·rā duRa dūrā

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 3:1
HEB: אֲקִימֵהּ֙ בְּבִקְעַ֣ת דּוּרָ֔א בִּמְדִינַ֖ת בָּבֶֽל׃
NAS: it up on the plain of Dura in the province
KJV: in the plain of Dura, in the province
INT: set the plain of Dura the province of Babylon

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1757
1 Occurrence

dū·rā — 1 Occ.